The high-resolution crystal structure of the molybdate-dependent transcriptional regulator (ModE) from Escherichia coli: A novel combination of domain folds

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1435-1446

  Hall, David R ^a   Gourley, David G ^a   Leonard, Gordon A ^b   Duke, Elizabeth M H ^c   Anderson, Lisa A ^a   Boxer, David H ^a   Hunter, William N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA binding; Gene regulation; Molybdate; OB fold; Winged helix turn helix

Indexed keywords

DNA; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; MOLYBDENUM; OLIGOMER; PROTEIN; SELENOMETHIONINE; TOXIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISPERSION; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033559680     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.6.1435     Document Type: Article

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